From: http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/5-secret-search-engines-way-better-than-google / :
"Google has become such an ingrained part of our society that people simply say, 'I Googled it.' The search engine counts millions of internet users among its loyal followers, often making it seem as if no other search engine is even relevant anymore. But, in actuality, Google has some stiff competition, and if you're willing to look, you're going to find numerous websites that are actually even better than Google, including:" .and then it gives you "alternate" search engines. DuckDuckGo is listed first, Ixquick is ranked #2, etc. I used to use Ixquick. But after Mike Adams's 140,000 pages were censored by Google, Ixquick no longer revealed them either. I am *guessing* it's because Ixquick (which LOOKS like Google in color, format, everything) "piggybacks" on Google to do its searches-with the result that if it's not on Google, it's not on Ixquick. However, when I searched for Natural News on DuckDuckGo, I DID find genuine Natural News pages. More from the above link: "Google's in for some stiff competition when DuckDuckGo <http://duckduckgo.com> , now still a relatively secret search engine, spreads to the masses. Perhaps the biggest benefit of DuckDuckGo is it doesn't collect nor does it share your personal information like Google does. In addition, DuckDuckGo doesn't make users scroll through dozens of pages to find an answer. Let's say you want to find out when the 2012 Presidential Election will be held. DuckDuckGo will return the answer at the top of your search page. Web users also enjoy the Web of Trust, which allows them to determine which sites are safe enough to visit, and pointless pages thrown up just to make revenue but without any real content never appear in search results." Again, "alternative" search engines can be found here: http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/5-secret-search-engines-way-better-than-google /
